Obituaries

Feb 10, 2015

Hastings resident, Shirley Jean Murphy, 88, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at her home.

Rosary will be Thursday, February 12, 2015; 7:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, February 13, 2015; 10:30 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Houlihan officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will...

Feb 8, 2015

Hastings resident, Clarence "Curly" Olson, 89, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Mary Lanning Health Care, Hastings, Nebraska.

Services with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organization will be Thursday, February 12, 2015; 10:30 A.M. at Butler Volland Funeral Home, Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be in Utica Cemetery, Utica, Nebraska, 2:00 P.M....

Feb 7, 2015

Hastings resident, Patricia Ann Helton, 88, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at home with her family by her side.

Rosary will be Tuesday, February 10, 2015; 7:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, February 11, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Hastings with Father Walsh officiating. Burial will...

Feb 7, 2015

Juniata resident, Barbara J. Goldenstein, 74, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her home.

Services will be Wednesday, February 11, 2015; 10:30 A.M. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, west of Glenvil, with Pastor Renee Johnson officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery, west of Glenvil. Memorials may be given to St. Paul's Lutheran...

Feb 7, 2015

Ayr resident, Kenneth LaVerne Hansen, 81, passed away Saturday February 7, 2015 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society - Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska.

Services will be Tuesday February 10, 2015; 10:30 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel with Rev. Randy Madison officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be in Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr, Nebraska....

Feb 3, 2015

Former Shelton resident, Sandra Rae Conroy, 71, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska.

Services will be Friday, February 6, 2015; 10:30 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Burial will be Friday, February 6, 2015; 1:30 P.M. in Shelton Cemetery, Shelton. Memorials may be given to...

Feb 2, 2015

Hastings resident, Barbara A. Smith, 75, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska.

Memorial Services will be Saturday, February 7, 2015; 11:00 A.M. at Second Presbyterian Church, 400 South St. Joseph Avenue, Hastings with The Rev. Dr. David B. McCarthy officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given...

Feb 1, 2015

Hastings resident, Delores Carlene Sanford, 84, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Harvard Rest Haven, Harvard, Nebraska. Services will be Wednesday, February 4, 2015; 2:30 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Rev. Dr. Lee R. Wigert officiating. Burial will be in Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 3, 2015; 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M....

Jan 30, 2015

Hastings resident Vincent W. Ostdiek, 86, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society - Hastings Village, Hastings. Rosary will be Monday, February 2, 2015; 7:30 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, 10:30 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial with military rites by...

Jan 28, 2015

Hastings resident, James "Jim" F. Jackson, Sr., 84, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Sunday, February 1, 2015; 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home, and one hour prior to rosary at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. Rosary will be Sunday, February 1, 2015; 7:00 P.M. and Mass of...

Jan 26, 2015

Former Hastings resident, Mary M. Bermond, 86, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at her residence in Lincoln, Nebraska. Graveside Services will be Friday, January 30, 2015; 1:00 P.M. in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Mary was born August 29, 1928 in Hastings, Nebraska to Henry & Bessie (Pottorf) Andrews. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1946. Mary married Laurence...

Jan 26, 2015

Former Hastings resident, Dr. Leonard E. "Skip" Spiker, Jr. died at his home in Eagle, Idaho on January 26, 2015. A graveside service will be held at a later date. His ashes were returned to Hastings, Nebraska and he will be interred next to his parents at Parkview Cemetery. Dr. Leonard E. "Skip" Spiker, Jr., the son of Leonard...

Jan 25, 2015

Former area resident, Dr. Byron Lester Brown, 97, passed away January 25, 2015, in Little Rock, Arkansas. A private memorial service was held in Little Rock on Saturday, January 31, and burial will be February 7, 2015, at 10:00 A.M. in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, Nebraska, with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Those attending are asked to come to the...

Jan 25, 2015

Hastings resident, Patrick "Jake" L. Jacobsen, 58, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Saturday, January 31, 2015; 11:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Jan 22, 2015

Hastings resident, Jerry Jay Hoff, 64, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Alegent Lakeside Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be Wednesday, January 28, 2015; 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Hastings with Pastor Greg Lindenberger officiating. Private burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the American...

Jan 21, 2015

Hastings resident, Elizabeth Ann Utter, 72, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at home with her family by her side. Services will be Saturday, January 24, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings with Pastor Eddie Goff officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to...

Jan 20, 2015

Hastings resident, Gerald F. Frerichs, 70, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Saturday, January 24, 2015; 10:00 A.M. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Royal Family Kids Camp...

Jan 20, 2015

Following a long struggle with the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease, Meredyth Speir Peters Osborn was freed from her earthly shell on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Meredyth was born in Fairbury, Nebraska to Morris and Helen Speir. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother, not to mention an accomplished pianist and a gifted writer. Throughout her...

Jan 19, 2015

Hastings resident, Ralph "Jewell" Tomjack, 86, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Sutton Community Home, Sutton, Nebraska. Rosary will be Friday, January 23, 2015; 10:30 A.M., Mass of Christian Burial will follow the rosary at 11:00 A.M. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial with military rites by Hastings Veterans Organizations will be in...

Jan 17, 2015

Omaha resident, Gregory Allen Wells, 59, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. Services with Masonic Rites will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings, Nebraska with Pastor Ken Breinig officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, rural Hall County, Nebraska. Visitation will be Wednesday 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M....